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For such a small city, Halifax has a lot going on. If you're visiting Halifax with teenagers, you'll have no trouble at all finding things to keep them interested. Here's a plan for a perfect family day that your teens will love.

With more bars per capita than anywhere else in Canada, you're bound to find a drinking haven to match your style and budget in Halifax. Many bars in the city offer happy hours and specials that go easy on your wallet-pretty much every day of the week there's a great deal on food and drink somewhere. Here are some of the best bars in Halifax to experience happy hour.

Nova Scotia is incredibly beautiful, and Halifax is full of great places to take pictures. Step outside the city, or even just to Point Pleasant Park (located in the south end of Halifax) and you'll find rugged beauty, while inside the city there are historic buildings, cobbled streets and all manner of visually interesting places to point a camera. Here are five of the best places to get snap happy in Halifax.

Haligonians (as the locals call themselves) are spoiled for choice when it comes to watching bands. On any night of the week, you'll find live music in Halifax, and the town has some incredible music festivals (such as the Halifax Pop Explosion and the In the Dead of Winter festival) that bring the cream of Canadian and International musicians to the city. The beauty of the music scene here is that seeing live music is affordable-you can see three live bands for $5. What other major Canadian city offers that? Here are some of the best venues to watch live music in Halifax.

Halifax is a vibrant city with a wide range of activities to suit all ages, from toddlers to teenagers. Whatever the weather, you'll discover plenty here to keep you entertained, which is fortunate considering how quickly the weather can change here on the stormy east coast. Here are our suggestions for the best things to do in Halifax with kids.